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INTER R&D FOOD APPLICATION

CompanyGroupe Avril
LocationVenette
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 19, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will develop new food product prototypes, including plant-based drinks and dietary products, while conducting characterization and application tests. They will also assist the R&D team with daily laboratory tasks, bibliographic research, and scaling up processes from lab to pilot scale.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
4176
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
French
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
About Avril Avril is an industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector. Created at the initiative of the farming community, the Group's growth over the past 40 years is founded on a unique value-creation model: reinvesting all profits back into the sector, in favor of the French Farm. Fully confident in the potential of oilseeds, Avril, with the support of its business units, is developing innovative, sustainable solutions designed to feed the planet and contribute to its decarbonization. Building on the strength of this commitment, the Group has chosen to assert its power to act, through its purpose, Serving the Earth. The ambition is to become, by 2030, the leader in plant processing serving the transitions in agriculture, food and the environment. Avril combines two complementary businesses that are key to the strength of its business model. A long-standing commitment as an investor, supporting the structuring of agricultural and food industry sectors, and a manufacturing business rooted in plant processing, from seed to finished product. With a presence in human food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energies, and green chemistry, Avril boasts a portfolio of brands and business units that are leaders in their markets, both in France and internationally. Present in 18 countries with over 8,400 employees spread across 82 industrial sites and sales offices, Avril generated revenues of €7,7 billion in 2024.
About the Role

Oleon recrute un (une) INTER R&D FOOD APPLICATION

à
rue les rives de l'Oise
VENETTE, 60280
France

Internship

 

Travaillez dans votre élément

Chez Oleon, nous vous apportons une chimie naturelle. Ambitieux avec les deux pieds sur terre, c'est ce que nous sommes et c'est ainsi que nous continuerons à nous développer. Notre spécialité consiste à transformer les graisses et les huiles naturelles en une large gamme de produits oléochimiques. Nous les proposons sur un grand nombre de marchés tels que : les cosmétiques, la nutrition, la protection des cultures, les ingrédients industriels, les lubrifiants, pétrole, les revêtements, les détergents, et bien d'autres encore.

Oleon c'est plus de 1 000 personnes dans 10 pays différents. Les personnes enthousiastes qui se sentent parfaitement à l'aise dans leur élément chez Oleon sont les bienvenues dans notre équipe !

To meet the growing demand from consumers, our customers are increasingly asking us to develop new applications (plant-based drinks, hybrid creams, dietary products…) where our range of emulsifiers help to stabilize the food matrix, and where we can integrate nutritional ingredient, such as medium-chain triglycerides.

As part of the R&D team in charge of food applications, you will be responsible for developing new product prototypes and their associated characterization and application tests. As part of your internship contract, your main tasks will be to:
- Carry out bibliographic research on these applications (plant-based drinks, hybrid creams, dietary products…): synthesize information, present and propose actions
- Study the products on the market: compare formulations, characterize differences, give figures by geographical or positioning status, etc
- Carry out formulation tests: recipe creation, process optimization, raw material sourcing, etc.
- Implement and monitor characterization measures: development of new assays, stability study, rheology and texture, sensory validation (if applicable)
- Scale up testing from laboratory to pilot scale with external partners (if applicable)
- Help the team in the daily lab tasks, contribute to other running projects, participate in new protocols settings linked to our new kitchen lab (hygiene procedure, inventory, etc.)


- Master 2 or final year of agri-food engineering student (University, Enginerring School) with an appetite for nutrition and biochemistry

- Specific skills required : knowledge of the regulator constraints of the use of additives in the food industry, godd hygiene and safety practices in the laboraory

- Required qualisties : autonomy, scintific rigour, innovativeness, organization ability to synthesize, good level of English (writen and oral)

 

Contract date : Q2 - 2026 for a period of 6 months 

Chez Oleon, nous sommes convaincus que vos individualités constituent la richesse de notre entreprise.

Oleon s’engage à construire un environnement inclusif de toutes les diversités. Nous assurons l’égalité des chances dans nos processus de recrutement et d’intégration et veillons à ce que vous puissiez être vous-même dans votre environnement professionnel.

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Oleon est une filiale d’Avril, leader industriel et financier de la filière française des huiles et protéines végétales.

Présent dans l'alimentation humaine, la nutrition et les expertises animales, les énergies et la chimie renouvelables, Avril a réalisé en 2024 un chiffre d'affaires de 7,7 milliards d'euros dans 18 pays. Le Groupe fonde sa croissance sur un modèle unique de partage de la valeur.  Guidé par sa raison d'être, "Servir la Terre", Avril s'engage avec ses 8 400 collaborateurs pour répondre aux défis du climat et de la croissance démographique.

Travailler chez Avril, c’est faire le choix d’une entreprise qui réconcilie performance et responsabilité, innovation et humilité, collectif et individu. Avril, le choix d’une autre voie.

Pour en savoir plus : avril.com | X @Avril_Group | LinkedIn Avril | Welcome To The Jungle Avril




Key Skills
Food formulationBiochemistryNutritionLaboratory safetyRheologyTexture analysisStability testingData synthesisScientific researchProcess optimizationRaw material sourcingRegulatory complianceFood additivesProject managementEnglish proficiency
Categories
Food & BeverageScience & ResearchEngineeringManufacturing